Here's A Glimpse Of Yahoo's Mobile-Focused Future (YHOO)

Published 1:06 pm, Wednesday, October 10, 2012

She didn't give a lot of details on how the company was going to do that. But we just caught a little glimpse.

Next week, Yahoo is launching a new event series called Yahoo Connections, meant to be a showcase for Yahoo technologies and apps.

One of the apps getting the spotlight is Time Traveler, which aims to provide instant recommendations for visitors who have just a few hours to spend in a new city.

It launched in May, before Mayer even arrived at Yahoo, and while it's gotten positive reviews, it hasn't gotten very many. That suggests that like a lot of innovative efforts at Yahoo, it's been starved for attention.